Wow Steve! They must have shown up after we left. We headed out with the 3 paraglider pilots that hiked to the top. There was no one on the Butte when we left. This guy must have shown up after 3:30 p.m. Hope he is ok.

Wow Steve! They must have shown up after we left. We headed out with the 3 paraglider pilots that hiked to the top. There was no one on the Butte when we left. This guy must have shown up after 3:30 p.m. Hope he is ok.

That's too weird. The newspaper article said the call was around 3:30. Maybe they got the date wrong and it wasn't Saturday at all.

mystery solved

I went to PB today to see Brian McLane maden his new Apex 2, but enough south wind never showed up. We had SSE wind at 8 to 10 that turned south for a few minutes at at time. I flew my 48" foam JW wing, but it was scratching for lift most of the time. I gave up and left around 1:30. Steveseubel had the longest flight of the day with a light sloper (Talon?).

We were supose to have a PASS slope race this Saturday and I was looking for south wing at PB: No such luck for this Saturday. South wind at Pacific City to fly off the dune but not a good place for a race because it is so busy with the sand dune climers. 60% rain at Pacific City however.

The road to the top of PB is supose to be getting repaired, but does any one know when?

Road closure alert Petersons Friday Feb 12

For repair. Shooting for 8AM and taking about half a day. Of course, it will probably be soarable. Park by the farmhouse and hike up with your favorite glider? Leave room for the gravel truck to roll by.

Is there a thread or list-serv or some other system whereby RC guys know when someone is thinking of going out (specifically I'm thinking of Peterson)? Or do people just kind of go when it feels good and meet whoever else happens to think the same, when they get there?

I've never sloped at Peterson's but would like to start. I used to paraglide there. I built a Spirit Elite for the purpose of taking it to Peterson but it looks so nice I've had second thoughts about crunching it so soon. I am now putting together a Multiplex EasyGlider to sacrifice first.

Luke, we're not too organized. We normally communicate amongst ourselves or post something here. Since you're in Corvallis, I'd look outside to see what it's doing. Up here in Portland we rely upon radar and wind forecasts at the various airports (Eugene, Corvallis, and Salem). If I see a consistent pattern of building S wind I head down. As you know it typically blows SE in the morning at Petersons then starts to switch S-SW in the afternoon. The least favored wind direction is SE. It's flyable but not as fun as when it straightens out. Hope to see you out there sometime. Can't say I've had a stellar flying weekend day at Petersons for quite sometime. Winds have been < 10 mph on most my trips. Perhaps it's the weather cycles. Up here in Portland we typically get a strong S wind during the winter months but the storm rotations lately have been causing E winds which is really strange. Hope the best winds are yet to come!

Saturday also looks about S 10-15 mph on the hill with less chance for precip. I have my girls this weekend so can't make it. Have fun all.

Vic
Who's praying to the wind gods... SRTL is chompin at the bit. "Give me some air!"

Is there a thread or list-serv or some other system whereby RC guys know when someone is thinking of going out (specifically I'm thinking of Peterson)? Or do people just kind of go when it feels good and meet whoever else happens to think the same, when they get there?

I've never sloped at Peterson's but would like to start. I used to paraglide there. I built a Spirit Elite for the purpose of taking it to Peterson but it looks so nice I've had second thoughts about crunching it so soon. I am now putting together a Multiplex EasyGlider to sacrifice first.

Luke

Hi Luke:

I would be happy to add you to the email list of Portland Area Sailplane Society (PASS) slope flyers. I use it to send out announcements about slope contest and slope fun-fly events. Click on my name in this post to go to my page and send me an email or private message with your email address.

Thanks Tom and Vic for the replies. Tom I sent you an email about the PASS list...

Well I'm subscribed to this thread so as you say Tom, I will just keep my eyes open. I sit all day at my computer at a south-facing window where there are four flags within view, so I can keep track of the wind pretty well (at least here in Corvallis). Today the rain has held off and although a bit light the wind could perhaps be soarable out at Peterson. Of course, I have to work. The forecast for Saturday appears to show lighter and lighter winds each time I check, but I will plan on going out there anyway just to see what happens. The Easy Glider should be done by then.

Cancel the Friday road closure at Peterson Butte

Hi all-- more news--the foreman called me this afternoon-- he needs to put off the Petersons road work till next week. So for now, everything is like usual-- the butte is open, the road is rough. I'll post again when I know the new target date. Steve Seibel 541-990-4633